I assume this is the RFC to which Jochem was referring. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3098.html
On 4/3/06, Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jochem. Can you tell me more about the RFC 3098, and how I will be not > meeting the standard? > > Thanks, > Ken > > On 4/3/06, Jochem van Dieten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ken said: > > > Hi. I am trying to force a Email Confirmation for new user > > > registrations on my site. > > > The user Enters only basic info on the website, First Name, Last > > > Name, Email Address. Then they should be taken to a page that stops > > > them from going ahead until they click a link in the email. > > > Problem: > > > I want to do it in such a manner that I don't create a db record for > > > them at all, until they have clicked the link. Is it possible to > > > Encrypt the entire string consisting of FirstName, LastName, > > > EmailAddress, and Promotional Code, Attach it the link in the email, > > > then when the user clicks the link, we Decrypt the string, separate > > > the partts and do a db insert? > > > > Yes. > > > > > > > If so, are there any pitfalls or problems in doing so? > > > > Yes. It does not meet the accountability standard of RFC 3098. > > > > Jochem > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:236819 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
